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I really liked this game! It's the only otome I've played where I'd say it WOULD be worth it to play for story and not just the dating aspect. The boys are really cute too! I still need to replay to see a couple extra scenes but I've already finished every route. Pros: -Immersive story -Well written plot -Strong female protagonist (crazy rare in VNs!) -Avoids cliches and tropes -Beautiful artwork -Unlockable skip scene option to make replays faster Cons: -No skip read option (I've played another game my this studio and it seems that this might be true for all their games, they have a skip function but not option to only skip read text) -Mediocre music -Short (this game is absolutely worth it on sale though!)

If someone asked me for visual novel reccomedations, this would be right at the top of my list. Otome or not, don't let the label put you off. The plot and the way it is interwoven with each route and the characters, I really can't say much without spoling things but just, wow 10/10. Incredibly creative and emotionally engaging. Sucks you in with a light and offbeat tone but don't be fooled. Please play this game! If you've never played a visual novel this is a great place to start. If not the best! (I played this in offline mode, hence the lack of hours. I think it's about 15+ hours? And honestly I'll be replaying it again and from the look of other reviewers I am not alone)

The game is freaking beautiful. The plot is so thick and intertwined I binged playing this the day iIbought it ;-; It has so many feels urghhhhhh. I think this is by far the best one of Zeiva's games they have made. ****Edit**** Playtime: 19.1 hours on a binge from the second it was bought. I should have added more to this review. I first played Zeiva's games when I was a small kid and encountered the first Other Age on Newgrounds. I couldn't buy anything then but bought this as soon and I had money years later as an adult. This game's plot and numerous endings are AMAZING and super in-depth. Your choices matter and after unlocking the first few endings completely, they tie into all the other endings with your choice of character. One particular character I did not expect the story line to go the way it did and I BAWLED HARD. It made me so sad, but I was in love!! Even with the other character choices who don't seem as important contribute to the main hidden story line that connects with everything. This game's plot is like an onion with layers upon layers upon layers. It still leaves me in awe with how excellent the game was structured. I have played this game over and over to unlock all the endings and dialogue. Only thing I didn't do was replay each story line with the Sky path. It was just a bit too much for me at the time after binge playing the game so much. I was physically tired, but still loved to play it so much. This is a very visual novel heavy game with choices. Still to this day in 2021 this game is by far my favorite and I try to replay my favorite path once a year or whenever I want to get a feel for childhood nostalgia. Overall....Definitely get this game! It is soo worth the money and you will see how hard the developers worked for this game. Plot is lovely, touching and funny dialogue, some hard ot make choices, and easy replayability!

Really good game with a very original idea and I love it - but just to break it a bit down, here are my personal pros and cons for it. PROS: - TIME TRAVEL!! - The art for this game, though not perfect, is gorgeous. Not just the CGs and character portraits/sprites, but the backgrounds and animation as well ( I also liked that the main-heroine really gets a costume change for every era she goes to ). while there are some backgrounds in the game that might seem more simple than others, I still give a lot of points to Zeiva because they're definitely not free from stock images which means that they took the time to make everything original, and theirs. - Really fun, cool, different and spicy heroine to play as (instead of always playing the dense and naive innocent girl) - I personally love that each character got their own BGM. - The puzzles are fun and different everytime, also they require some thought. - There is a lot of characters in this game, all with their own charms. - fans of X-Note might be happy to hear that there are more than a few familiar faces. CONS: - To get back on the topic of the puzzles, I did sometimes find myself guessing more, than finding it out. - For an otome game, I do find it to lack a bit more of romantic sessions. So I would warn, fellow otome lovers, that buying this game, you will get a story that focuses a bit more on the mystery and character development than romance. But all in all, I found it to be an awesome game. I had great fun playing it, Elcia (the heroine) made it more interesting and the rest of the Characters just added more spice to the story really. All in all I would rate it something like 9,2? (considering the few drawbacks I meantioned)

Да! Очень уникальная игра, которая затягивает своей атмосферой. Здесь особый упор на сюжет, за которым весьма интересно наблюдать, романтики практически нет, что меня особо порадовало. Понравилась гг и некоторые персонажи. Однозначно стала одной из любимых отомех из-за своей оригинальности и нешаблонности. Прошла ее от и до 2 раза (что для меня впервые)! Из минусов могу выделить ограниченное количество эмоций на спрайтах персонажей. В этой игре заметно, насколько автор прокачалась в разработке ВН, потому что все в ней в разы лучше, чем в X Note.

打了一个多月也是除了一些差分都打完了哈哈。很好玩的快来玩啊哈哈。全网无代餐的权威哈哈哈（癫狂） 这游戏的逻辑特别通顺伏笔也都收回来了........但是球球了别让我再看到大砍刀了好吗我的精神有点不太好哈哈（癫狂）[spoiler]谁懂。打完rexus线我停了这个游戏一个星期的含金量。[/spoiler]明明日常那么好玩那么温馨.....背后的真相却如此......事已至此我捡一口belelc吃吃（吃吃）后面真的是大量剧透了已打码（哈哈哈） [b]path land[/b] belph elcia 我是你们俩的cp头子你们一定要99啊 yuras elcia你们也要99啊TT我球球了TT[spoiler]我两个好宝宝的好结局在哪啊！！说话！！！我不管。这不是镜花水月。我不管（癫狂）[/spoiler] 不过某个npc四个地方都有你我不行了，发型都那么搞笑而且那么搞笑的理由都是一样的[spoiler]这个理发师是天才来的吧我不行了[/spoiler] [spoiler]pendo还有loli长得有点那啥了但是belph却是大美女，先祖们娶的都是美女吧。但是性格怎么没有遗传消失啊明明小时候那么可爱www[/spoiler] [spoiler]还有我真是好晚才认出来的妈妈...妈你是真的忍心啊，孩子有机会活着都不争取一下TT[/spoiler] 打完[spoiler]rexus线复盘之后[/spoiler]的我得知[spoiler]elcia没有选belph之后他疯了直接毁灭未来之后[/spoiler]belike：来个地狱笑话[spoiler]我是Belph，我现在正在面临一个紧急世纪难题，我是要毁灭世界呢还是要坐等未来女朋友归来呢。 这个没有兄弟没有未来女朋友的未来なんていらない！[/spoiler] [b]path sea[/b] 说实话一开始真不懂分线为什么叫land sea sky（）粗暴理解可以是地点的转移，现在嘛......（叹气） 刚开始走rexus线真觉得他的日常是最日常的，甚至日常到了我有点慌的程度，真的太过于平静反而会让人觉得后面会来一波大的（）后面真是把脸打肿了。[spoiler]说实在话，我真的觉得他想把所有人都带回中世纪的那个山上的想法实在是太理想化了....不能说不会成功，只是会快死前也还在找人。（有点地狱了）[/spoiler] [spoiler]elcia给塔充完能消失那会我真是崩溃了[/spoiler] 再来个地狱笑话：[spoiler]我是Elcla，我现在正在面临一个世纪难题，我是要抵抗命运自在生活呢还是要献祭自己拯救世界呢。 这个世界当然是我来背负！[/spoiler]此时的我以及化身为尖叫鸡升天了。 （一周后）刚打livan线的我：你小子说的什么大实话啊！打到中间：这谁看了不迷糊！你小子这么会吗！结尾：哈哈（哈哈）[spoiler]双死也是he什么的已经听烂了！！！！以及有句话很耳熟啊（@鹰斗）[/spoiler] [b]path sky[/b] 真就劈里啪啦的把真相一股脑的倒出来了（看向相册里的几百张截屏）刚开始的Ferim真的很入机啊！！你要不要看看你到底在说什么.jpg（地铁老人看手机）可能是因为塞的真相跟伏笔回收比较多这个入机的内心转化全靠那么点跟elcia的聊天还有[spoiler]livan...的身体。这个跟livan争夺时占据上风的抢到身体的入机.jpg[/spoiler]就感觉不太够吧，总觉得少了点什么。[spoiler]所以最后他选择献出全部力量帮elcia的时候我没啥感触（其实感觉更像是妥协了是怎么回事）（毕竟前面都没有这样...）主要还是这个！你自己观察了人家10年都没有想明白的东西，她选择其他人的时候也只是选择了旁观，但是因为跟人家聊了几下天就......？我不行了还是elcia太强了。[/spoiler]还有一段就是Ferim问[spoiler]为什么那么多人会聚集在elcia身边会为了elcia牺牲自己，我：你不也最后选择帮助了人家吗，我相信你也很为elcia啄米吧（玫瑰）（玫瑰）[/spoiler] 上辈子杀人放火这辈子玩areax。记住了吗。请务必要来玩哦。

"从宇宙诞生之时—— 这些，便是时间的记忆。 直至太阳系的诞生—— 直至人类的诞生—— 这里记载着它们一百三十亿年的记忆 一颗荒芜的星球可以孕育生命 一颗恒星可以化为超新星" 非常好玩的一作，是我近年玩过最佳的作品TT

I loved this game. The graphics are great, the story and mystery and unfolding myster are incredibly engaging, and the music offers a nice compliment. Definitely one of my favorites, and well worth the money. Looking forward to another play through to find the endings I've missed.

I randomly found the demo for this game online a few years ago and was hooked. I purchased the game immediately and it did not disappoint. It was the first adventure visual novel I played. It's funny, the character designs are interesting, I adore the love interests, the music was perfect in setting every scene and the story is really good. My only complaint would be that it's hard to determine which choice option leads to a bad ending. Even when you can see on the graph when you've reached a bad ending. I know Zeiva Inc. games are known for having you reach bad endings when you don't use a guide but I don't consider this a positive thing. Good endings shouldn't be hard to achieve. But I suppose that's just my personal opinion. I think the game is worth it's price for the content you get. So I recommend it!